Posts Tagged NCAA Basketball
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BYU may go Independent; WAC loses two schools
The Western Athletic Conference lost two more schools, the Mountain West is gaining two and BYU is contemplating their future. With BYU considering leaving the Mountain West, the conference decided to add Fresno State and Nevada, who accepted in
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Pitino testifies about having sex with female defendant
Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino has had a difficult past year. His image continues to take a fall in a different court on Wednesday. Pitino testified Wednesday that he met Karen Cunagin Sypher on July 31, 2003, at an Italian restaura
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Drexel basketball players arrested for robbery
Two college basketball players from Drexel University in Philadelphia surrendered today and will face charges in the armed robbery of a female student last week. Drexel University basketball players Jamie Harris and Kevin Phillip were caught on t
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Fearless Predictions for the Week of June 14th to June 20th
- Tennessee Titans QB Vince Young will not be suspended by NFL for his latest assault case. Roger Goodell will meet with the Titans QB and determine that Young’s actions or behavior did not warrant a league suspension. Though Goodell will instruc
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Cavaliers Reportedly Make an Offer to Spartans’ Izzo
The News-Herald in Northern Ohio reported on its website Sunday night that the Cavaliers have formally extended an offer to Michigan Spartans Coach Tom Izzo to replace Mike Brown. Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert is a Michigan State graduate and a long
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Former Hall of Famer in Grave Condition
Former UCLA basketball coach and Hall of Famer John Wooden has been hospitalized in Los Angeles, the school said late Thursday night. The athletic department said in an e-mail that Wooden was at UCLA Medical Center, but per the wishes of his family w
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Fearless Predictions for the Week of May 31st to June 6th
- With the NCAA probe into the recruitment and academic history of Eric Bledsoe by the University of Kentucky Wildcats, expect John Calipari’s name to come up again for the vacant NBA Head coaching positions.As the NCAA probes into Calipari’s pla
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UConn, Calhoun Cited for 8 Violations
The NCAA has accused the men's basketball program at the University of Connecticut of eight major rules violations. The allegation letter was released on Friday following a 15-month investigation into the recruiting of former player Nate Miles. Th
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Calhoun Signs 5-Year Deal with UConn
Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun, coming off a year marred by health problems, signed a five-year, $13 million contract Friday. He will be paid $2 million retroactive to last season and $2.3 million next season. He had been making $1.6 million under a p
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Rutgers to Hire New Coach
ESPN is reporting that Rutgers will hire Mike Rice as its new men's basketball coach. Rice, currently the head coach at Robert Morris University in Pittsburgh, will be officially named the Rutgers head coach later this week. Rice replaces Fred Hil
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